The Official Net Nanny Blog

Since kids are now spending a large portion of their time on social media and messaging apps, it means that they are always in communication with others. Unfortunately, some of their favorite ways to keep up with friends, might turn out to be some of the most dangerous apps they could be using.

By Lauren B. Stevens

If your family is using Comcast’s Xfinity Internet, then you may want to consider taking advantage of the parental controls offered. It’s likely that your kids are going to be online quite a bit, and setting Xfinity parental controls can help set boundaries and keep your kids safe while surfing the web.

By Katherine Cromleigh

YouTube is an excellent medium for visual learners and a great place to get hands-on instruction for cooking and crafts or gameplay tips for hard to beat levels. However, YouTube’s millions of uploaded videos are a digital Wild West that’s not always safe for children, which is why it’s essential to set YouTube parental controls.

By Lauren B. Stevens

Do your teens know that every time they go online they leave a digital footprint or trail, like cookie crumbs leading from the kitchen to their bedroom? The only difference: these trails of crumbs will never be erased and could either hurt or help them later in life.

By Jessica Thiefels

Despite it’s growing popularity, Twitch and it’s user-generated content is not always the safest platform for kids. Live streaming is naturally unpredictable, which is part of the appeal for many viewers, but this makes it difficult for parents to monitor what their children are watching.

By Trey Patterson

While the internet has completely changed the way we communicate, learn, and function in our daily lives, there are some setbacks to its constant use, especially for kids and teens...

By Carli Leavitt

Netflix is one of the many popular TV streaming services that provide your family with endless entertainment, but not all content on this platform is kid-appropriate.

By Katherine Cromleigh

We’re all guilty of it at some point; the infamous selfie. We take selfies for fun, silly ones to send to our friends, cute ones to send to a crush,...

By Syreeta Martin

If your kids are just as obsessed with Roblox, a user-created, social focused gaming platform as everyone else, you’re going to want to know how to keep them safe while...

By Katherine Cromleigh

Social media today is seemingly inescapable and the same holds true for Snapchat. As one of the top contenders of most loved social media platforms for teens, it is important...

By Katherine Cromleigh